8 Ancient Photos of Kenya:What BBC wont show you

Kenya has quite an interesting past and what better way to show it off than with photographs. I have compiled some pictures from old Kenya that tell a bit of the country’s history.

A pump station in Kibwezi in 1960

 

2. The statue of Lord Delamere opposite Stanley Hotel on Delamere Avenue (now Kenyatta Avenue)

                

3. Near Fort Jesus, Mombasa in the 1900s

 

4. The Kenya International Conference Centre (KICC) under construction in 1969

 

5. The first DC office and Court House in Nairobi in 1900

                               

6. Victoria Gardens (now Jeevanjee Gardens) in Nairobi in 1910

 

7. Government Road (now Moi Avenue) in Nairobi in the early 1900s

 

8. Victoria Street (now Tom Mboya Street) in Nairobi in the early 1900s

 

Compiled by James Wamathai

James wamathai is the managing editor of hapa kenya. his email address is: jw@hapakenya.com. Follow @Wamathai